Best small estate cars to buy in 2019

If you need room for buggies and bags but don't want an SUV, try a small estate car for size

There's barely a car owner that's never wished for a bigger boot, so it's a mystery why small estate cars aren't more popular.

With compact dimensions that - in some cases - are close to a Ford Fiesta, these cars are easy to manoeuvre and cheap to run, but can carry a surprisingly large amount of stuff.

The Nissan Qashqai, for example, has 430 litres of space in its boot, which falls far short of the 530 litres in the shorter Skoda Fabia Estate. Prices for small estates are reasonable too: They start at £5,699 on BuyaCar, with finance payments from £104 per month.

There may not be many to choose from, but the best small estate cars shown below are mighty.

1. Skoda Fabia Estate

The Skoda Fabia may be a small car, but it’s one with a massive boot. With the seats up it can hold 530-litres, more than a larger Kia Cee’d estate or Ford Focus. It’ll store even more than the much larger Skoda Karoq crossover.

The little Skoda is also significantly cheaper than many other estate cars too, and while it’s not as plush on the inside as say, a VW Polo, it’s still a nice place to sit. It also comes with a good automatic gearbox if that’s your bag.

The 1.4-litre diesel engine can officially get more than 70mpg too, although in general we’d only recommend a diesel if you travel more than 15,000 miles a year.Skoda Fabia buying guide

3. Seat Ibiza SW

Both Seat and Skoda belong to the Volkswagen empire, so this Ibiza is pretty similar underneath to the Skoda Fabia already mentioned on this list.

The Seat might be slightly lacking in overall boot size, but with the rear seats down it can house a gargantuan 1,164-litres. It also has a great selection of engines, from a 1.2-litre petrol engine aimed for town driving, to 1.6-litre diesels that will be as good as swallowing up miles as the boot is at accommodating luggage.

Lack of demand means that the latest Seat Ibiza is no longer available as an estate car, but there are plenty of previous-generation cars to choose from.

4. Dacia Logan

When we say the Dacia Logan is cheap, we mean, really cheap. Prices from new start from £8,495, and while base model Access cars don’t even get alloy wheels, they do have a big 573-litre boot.

The exterior design is basic and somewhat slab-side, and inside, things are pretty plain. You can tell it’s built to a price with the materials, but the fit and finish isn’t too bad.Engine-wise, it’s worth the extra money for the newer 0.9-litre engine, as the 1.2-litre engine is too slow to haul a Logan, let alone a Logan with a boot full of wares.Dacia Logan buying guide

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